Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 121

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

नामतुल्यफलाः सर्वे विज्ञेयाः षष्टिवत्सराः । युगं स्थात्पंचभिर्वर्षैर्युगान्येवं तु द्वादश ॥ १२१ ॥

Transliteration

nāmatulyaphalāḥ sarve vijñeyāḥ ṣaṣṭivatsarāḥ | yugaṃ sthātpaṃcabhirvarṣairyugānyevaṃ tu dvādaśa || 121 ||

Translation

Alle sechzig Jahre (des Jupiter-Zyklus) sind so zu verstehen, dass sie Früchte hervorbringen, die ihrem eigenen Namen entsprechen. Ein Yuga umfasst fünf Jahre; so gibt es in dem Sechzigjahreszyklus zwölf solche Yugas.

Word by Word

• नाम-तुल्य-फलाः: having results equal to their names
• नाम-तुल्य-फलाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाम (प्रातिपदिक) + तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—नामतुल्यफल (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः: ‘नाम्ना तुल्यं फलं येषाम्’/having fruit equal to the name)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• विज्ञेयाः: are to be known
• विज्ञेयाः: Vidhi (विधेय/Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग) → विज्ञेय (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्तः—तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/passive necessity), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ज्ञातव्याः’/to be known

• षष्टि-वत्सराः: the sixty years
• षष्टि-वत्सराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्विगुसमासः—‘षष्टिः वत्सराः’/sixty years

• युगम्: a yuga (cycle)
• युगम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्थात्: would be / should be
• स्थात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘स्यात्/भवेत्’

• पञ्चभिः: by five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक

• वर्षैः: years
• वर्षैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• युगानि: yugas (cycles)
• युगानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) वा द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (रूपसाम्य)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• द्वादश: twelve
• द्वादश: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा वा द्वितीया, बहुवचन (संख्यावाचक; ‘twelve’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Moksha-Dharma discourse that includes technical time-reckoning)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It frames kāla (time) as meaningful and value-bearing: each named year is said to produce results aligned with its designation, encouraging mindful alignment of actions and observances with sacred time.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Indirectly: by emphasizing proper time-reckoning, it supports disciplined scheduling of vows, worship, and Vratas—practices that stabilize devotional life even while the broader teaching aims at Moksha.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (astronomical/astrological time-keeping): the ṣaṣṭi-saṃvatsara (60-year) cycle, the five-year yuga unit, and the division into twelve yugas within the cycle—useful for calendrical and ritual timing.